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Pay personal taxes from your bank account with Direct Pay.
- Free and secure
- No sign-in required
- Change or cancel within 2 days of scheduled payment
Before you start
Important: Enter information for the spouse whose name is listed first on the tax return when you make your payment. This lets us correctly credit the payment to your account.
If you owe separate amounts on a joint return
- In most cases, the spouse whose name is listed first on the tax return may be able to use Direct Pay for their amount.
- The other spouse must pay their amount in their Individual Account or choose another payment option. You can use your bank account to pay in your Individual Account.
Don’t use Direct Pay. You can pay through your bank account in your Individual Account. Or choose another payment option.
Pay personal taxes
Pay balance due, estimated tax and other federal income tax.
Look up a payment
Check, change or cancel a payment. You can only view one payment at a time.
Have your confirmation number and SSN or ITIN ready.
Look up a personal tax payment
View payment history and balance in your Individual Account.
System availability
Direct Pay is available:
- Monday to Saturday, 12:00 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. ET
- Sunday, 7 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. ET
Your payment information
Save your confirmation number
- You’ll need it to look up, change or cancel your payment.
- You can also opt to get a confirmation email in Direct Pay.
- You get a confirmation number for each payment you make in Direct Pay.
Change or cancel your payment
You can change or cancel a payment within 2 days of the scheduled payment date.
Limitations
IRS Direct Pay doesn’t accept more than 5 payments in 24 hours.
A payment may not equal or exceed $10 million.